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I may not have voted, but that doesn’t detract in the least from my enthusiasm over this.

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Here’s a few gems from Stanley Hauerwas’ interview on his new book, “Performing the Faith: Bonhoeffer and the Practice of Nonviolence.
I have argued that Christians’ first political responsibility is to be the church, and by being the church they should understand that their first political loyalty is to God, and the God we worship as [...]

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The Short Answer:
It’s a biblical/theological decision that has to do with conscience (1 Cor. 10:31-33) and not the candidates themselves

The longer, but hopefully more interesting answer:
As I did 4 years ago, I have toiled and prayed over this decision for months and have not come to it lightly.  But, for the life of me, when [...]

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I have been positively stressing over how to construct my thoughts on the very different ways in which McCain and Obama addressed Rick Warren’s question on evil.  If you don’t know what I am talking about, check here.
Rather than attempting any sort of biblical/theological argument or position, I will simply speak plainly and try [...]

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Rick Warren and Saddleback Church hosted a forum where John McCain and Barack Obama answered a series of questions posed by Rick. One of the questions was,
“Does evil exist, and if so, should it be ignored, negotiated with, contained, or defeated?”
The clip is below, but in short Barack’s response was,
“Evil does exist, and [...]

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And this, my friends, is why I get really, really scared about the American media…

Thanks Nick for pointing it out.

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I came across a really cool video by David Ford last week and have been trying to listen to more of his music since then. I think he’s a great lyricist. And that includes [...]

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Immediately after I finished my taxes this morning and submitted them online, I caught this video over on Josh’s blog and wanted to repost it.  Of course there are all sorts of issues bound up with a video like this and I don’t mean to oversimplify it, but I find it incredibly convicting in terms of how [...]

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Jim Wallis is an author and speaker who emphasizes the ways in which Jesus is a political figure, the gospel is a political message/lifestyle, and the church is a political body. IMPORTANT: Neither Jim Wallis nor I would ever say that this is ALL Jesus, the gospel, and the church are - just that they [...]

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I have long been admirer of Derek Webb and his music. I had some stuff to say here, and even made a presentation to go with one of his songs.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpha5IeyEpM[/youtube]
One of his most recent songs, with Caedmon’s Call, was featured the other night on Grey’s Anatomy (not originally their song). I didn’t see [...]

 

 Ten Thousand Angels - Derek Webb and Caedmon's Call: Play Now | Play in Popup

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